A strong earthquake has jolted parts of eastern Indonesia, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Indonesia’s
meteorology and geophysics agency said there was no danger of a
tsunami, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was a “very
small possibility” for a tsunami near the epicentre.
The
U.S. Geological Survey said the quake measured magnitude 6.7 and was
centred 108 kilometres north of Dobo on Aru island chain of the
provincial capital of Maluku, at a depth of 24 kilometres.oct 12 2012
